Who created "The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?)"?

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?) was created by Torii Kiyonobu I in c. 1718.

What medium is "The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?)"?

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?) is Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e.

Is "The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?)" in the public domain?

Yes, The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?)

Q: When was "The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?)" created?

This artwork was created c. 1718.

Torii Kiyonobu I

c. 1718

Medium

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

Dimensions

29.9 × 13.4 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

19107

About the Artist

Torii Kiyonobu I · 1664–1729

Torii Kiyonobu I (1664–1729), born Shōbei in Osaka, was the second son of Torii Kiyomoto, a prominent kabuki actor specializing in onnagata roles and a painter of theater signboards. He studied painting under his father as well as Yoshida Hanbei and Hishikawa Moronobu, the pioneering ukiyo-e master whose figure styles profoundly shaped his early work. In 1687, at age twenty-four, Kiyonobu accompan...

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho (?)

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